No this is not a post about gastrointestinal issues.* This is post to proclaim to the world my undying love for the Ultimate Yogi program. I've had it for a few months now, but I just started the 108-day rotation about a week ago. To say this is the best yoga program I have ever come across would be an understatement. I love, love, love it! Even my crabby teenage daughter (who pretty much hates the world right now) doesn't mind working out with Travis :)
I was previously using these as add-ons or as rest day workouts, but I have recently come to the realization that my body is screaming for me to take a step back. Between the stress of moving across the world, starting a new job and new way of life, having the kids and Husband adjust to a new way of living, and all of the other things that go along with this new lifestyle of ours, well, my punishing daily workouts were not really helping. I have always used exercise partly for stress -relief, so I couldn't figure out why my stress seemed to be increasing instead of decreasing. To top it all off, I have put on about 10lb since I joined the State Dept a year ago. Now that might not seem like much, but when you're just a shade over 5'1...None of my clothes are fitting properly. Even worse, I feel bloated and uncomfortable with these extra pounds hanging around. That starts to take a toll on your self-esteem in addition to all of the extra stress in our lives right now. After carefully evaluating my standard prescription of upping the intensity of my workouts I've decided to take a different approach. Maybe I need to give my body a little break from the high-intensity workouts I love so much (and I already miss them!). So I've decided to commit the next 108-days to a full Ultimate Yogi rotation, combined only with some extra walking, in order to find the Ultimate Pu. Will I actually be able to do this? Er, I guess I'll find out in 108 days!
In fitness/wellness-related news, I thought I'd share with the new HBO series The Weight of the Nation, which you can watch online for free if you don't have HBO (obvs we don't here in Manila!). Even more interesting is Gary Taubes' (who wrote the fabulous Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It) counterpoint article. Really fascinating stuff!
*Although I am not shy about sharing about those either!
3 comments:
Gee, maybe you've been pushing yourself too hard and need a break...hmmm...who could think such a thing of Pulisha?
Sigh, I REALLY need to start working out. OH and I went on a mega chocolate spree after Easter for a month and I stopped full time breastfeeding. Need to stop making excuses and just find some time.
But yes, "rest day workouts". That should give you a clue that you may be overdoing it.
oh I just read the article you sent along. I absolutely agree with a lot of the research the writer quotes. Basically all the easy, refined sugars and starches (which basically turn into sugar) are terrible for you. I am trying to slowly reduce these to a fraction of our diet but it's really hard in the land of bread for every meal.
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